Tomonobu Fujii


Tomonobu Fujii is a Japanese racing driver.

Racing Kart / Formula race

Tomonobu Fujii entered the second-hand Racing Kart in 1994 and made his debut in local races when he was 13 years old. He won the championship right away and continued to display his talent in local races. He continued to achieve many victories won the Series Championships twice. He stepped up to Formula races soon after, that but was forced to suspend his participation in the races due to lack of funds. Fujii went to seek sponsors in this one year of interval. He then participated in Formula 4 in 2002 where he won two victories in a year and obtained Second Series as well as MVP. Fujii received a scholarship and participated in Formula Dream by HONDA for two years from 2003. He accumulated more experience, eventually winning the 4th Series Championship in 2004.

Super GT

Fujii made his debut in Super GT, which is the top category in Japan, in 2005. Once he started to race with a Nissan 350Z, he reached the podium four times and won the 4th position in 2006. He won his first championship in the opening race of Super GT in 2007 and competed for the Series Championship. He then received a contract with NISMO as a factory driver in 2008, although he continued to race with a Nissan 350Z in Super GT till 2008. He obtained 5th place in 2007 and 2008. From 2010 to 2013, he contracted with Hankook Tire as a factory driver and raced with a Porsche GT3R during that 4 years. He reached 3rd Series in 2011 and 2nd Series in 2012. He has been racing with an Audi R8 LMS Ultra since 2014.

Super GT / JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup

Fujii obtained 3rd place with a Porsche GT3R in 2010, 2nd place in 2011, and he won the championship in 2012 in the JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup held at Fuji Speedway.

Endurance race

Fujii has been participating in the Super Taikyu race along with the Super GT in Japan for many years. He raced with Nissan a 350Z from 2006 to 2009 and won the Series Championship in 2007. He won the victory as a development driver of a Nissan 370Z NISMO RC in 2010. He won three victories with an Audi R8 LMS in 2011 and won the Series Championship for the GT3 Class. He raced with a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 from 2012 to 2014. Fujii also joined the All Japan Endurance Championship held in Japan in both 2006 and 2007. He won the Series Championship in the LMP2 class in 2006 and in the LMGT1 class with a Ferrari 550 GT1 in 2007.
Fujii also has experience in overseas races, mainly participating in craft racing in Hong Kong with an Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He has participated in the Asian Lemans, Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race, and the Dubai 24Hrs race. He achieved 3rd place in Dubai 24Hrs in 2013. He has also placed 53rd in the Rolex 24 AT Daytona 2015, driving with Flying Lizard Motorsports.

Super GT results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPts
2005MOLANissan 350ZGT300OKA
15
FUJ
10
SEP
17
SUG
17
MOT
15
FUJ
Ret
AUT
9
SUZ
15
18th3
2006ENDLESS SPORTSNissan 350ZGT300SUZ
16
OKA
4
FUJ
13
SEP
18
SUG
2
SUZ
16
MOT
2
AUT
11
FUJ
3
4th62
2007ENDLESS SPORTSNissan 350ZGT300SUZ
1
OKA
7
FUJ
4
SEP
6
SUG
12
SUZ
5
MOT
23
AUT
3
FUJ
5
5th59
2008TEAM DAISHINNissan 350ZGT300SUZ
4
OKA
6
FUJ
5
SEP
10
SUG
2
SUZ
6
MOT
11
AUT
1
FUJ
7
5th62
2009TEAM DAISHINFerrari F430GTGT300OKA
12
SUZ
6
FUJ
2
SEP
DNS
SUG
4
SUZ
8
FUJ
1
AUT
18
MOT
1
4th71
2010HANKOOK KTRPorsche 911 GT3RSRGT300SUZ
OKA
FUJ
Ret
SEP
SUG
FUJ
C
MOT
NC0
2010A speedAston Martin Vantage GT2GT300SUZ
Ret
NC0
2011HANKOOK KTRPorsche 911 GT3RGT300OKA
14
FUJ
1
SEP
9
SUG
5
SUZ
2
FUJ
11
AUT
17
MOT
2
3rd58
2012HANKOOK KTRPorsche 911 GT3RGT300OKA
5
FUJ
Ret
SEP
1
SUG
4
SUZ
6
FUJ
1
AUT
3
MOT
7
2nd75
2013HANKOOK KTRPorsche 911 GT3RGT300OKA
8
FUJ
16
SEP
Ret
SUG
17
SUZ
10
FUJ
15
AUT
5
MOT
11
19th11
2014Audi Team HitotsuyamaAudi R8 LMS ultraGT300OKA
8
FUJ
14
AUT
18
SUG
3
FUJ
23
SUZ
Ret
BUR
Ret
MOT
4
14th22
2015Audi Team HitotsuyamaAudi R8 LMS ultraGT300OKA
3
FUJ
Ret
CHA
19
FUJ
20
SUZ
5
SUG
13
AUT
5
MOT
8
13th28
2016Audi Team HitotsuyamaAudi R8 LMS ultraGT300OKA
7
FUJ
7
SUG
Ret
FUJ
2
SUZ
6
CHA
24
MOT
1
MOT
4
3rd57
2017D'station RacingPorsche 911 GT3GT300OKA
9
FUJ
3
AUT
7
SUG
FUJ
SUZ
CHA
MOT
6th*17*

24 Hours of Dubai results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassClassPos.
2013Craft Racing AMRFrank Yu
Darryl O'Young
Darren Turner
Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin Vantage GT3A6-Pro3rd
2014Craft Racing AMRStefan Mücke
Darren Turner
Darryl O'Young
Aston Martin Vantage GT3A6-ProDNF

24 Hours of Daytona results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassClassPos.
2015Flying Lizard MotorsportsMarkus Winkelhock
Robert Thorne
Satoshi Hoshino
Audi R8 LMSGTD10th